Wild Space

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Wild Space was the name given to the unmapped expanse beyond the Outer Rim.^[1] It was located "off the edge of the map", where no one knew what was on the other side. In contrast, the so-called Unknown Regions were mapped but largely unexplored.^[2]

The mysterious realm of Mortis was located in Wild Space, as were the planets Teth,^[3] Indoumodo,^[4] Thune,^[5] Pion, Agaris,^[6] Lysatra,^[7] and Lira San, the original homeworld of the Lasat species.^[8]

HistoryEdit

Early historyEdit

The Lasat homeworld of Lira San was known to be located in Wild Space. It was separated from the rest of the galaxy by an imploded star cluster. The Lasat of Lira San colonized the planet Lasan at some point before the Imperial Era. Eventually, contact between Lira San and Lasan was lost. Those Lasat living on Lasan came to believe that Lira San was a fabled Lasat sanctuary.^[8] Ziro the Hutt had his father buried on Teth. Ziro also hid the Hutt Council's Records with him.^[9]

Clone WarsEdit

With the outbreak of the Clone Wars, a conflict that pitted the Galactic Republic against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, exploration of Wild Space slowed considerably.^[10] In 22 BBY, the Wild Space jungle world of Teth hosted a B'omarr Order Monastery, which the Separatist assassin Asajj Ventress used to hide Rotta, the kidnapped son of Jabba Desilijic Tiure. Several of Jabba's bounty hunters and a pair of ARF troopers tracked Ventress to the Monastery. The clones reported this to General Windu, but the bounty hunters were beheaded. As a result, the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, were sent to Teth along with the clone troopers of 501st's Torrent Company in order to rescue Rotta.^[11] The following year, Ziro, Jabba's uncle, was killed there by his estranged former lover Sy Snootles, who retrieved Ziro's stolen Hutt Council records before he could sell it to the Republic.^[9]

Wild Space was also known to be the location of an enigmatic planet called Mortis, which was home to a family of Force wielders known as the Father, the Daughter, and the Son. These three figures embodied the balance in the Force, the light side, and the dark side of the Force respectively. The Force wielders tried to convince Skywalker to fulfill his prophesied role as the Chosen One.^[12] However, their plans were upended when the Son was corrupted by the dark side; setting in motion a chain of events which led to the deaths of the three Force wielders. Their realm existed outside of the realm of normal time and space.^[13]

Imperial EraEdit

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, travelers again traversed Wild Space. The new government's Survey Corps even took an interest in the farthest reaches of uncharted space. Demand for maps of Wild Space increased as a consequence, allowing cartographers to make a decent living by producing and selling them. Auric and Rhyssa Graf, a couple of married interplanetary explorers, spent fifteen years making maps of Wild Space until their capture by Captain Visler Korda of the Imperial Navy.^[10]

Despite the increased interest in Wild Space, those who resided from it were not as well respected by some during this period. Eli Vanto and his mother and father came from Wild Space, and Vanto in particular was not well respected for some time, despite his service to the Empire.^[7]

In 3 BBY, the Lasat rebel Garazeb Orrelios, the Spectres rebel cell, and the Lasat refugees Chava the Wise and Gron took part in a search for the legendary Lasat sanctuary of Lira San. Lira San lay in Wild Space, and could only be reached by navigating through a collapsed star cluster. After being pursued by Imperial forces and a difficult trial, Orrelios managed to used his bo-rifle to guide the rebel starship Ghost through the maelstrom. Chava and Gron settled on Lira San, which they discovered to be the original Lasat homeworld.^[8]

Later, Orrelios and the Mandalorian rebel Sabine Wren undertook a mission to Thune City on the Wild Space world of Thune to recover cargo containers and ships on behalf of the rebellion. During their mission, the two came into conflict with the criminal Garbis family.^[14]

New RepublicEdit

Following the Battle of Endor, the pirate crew of Eleodie Maracavanya seized control of the Super Star Destroyer Annihilator. With an Imperial Navy warship under their control, Maracavanya came to be known as the "pirate ruler of Wild Space."^[15] In 5 ABY,^[16] Maracavanya planned to take advantage of the chaos in the wider galaxy by establishing a criminal empire in Wild Space built around individualism and greed.^[15]

While searching for Chewbacca, who had been captured by the Empire, Han Solo came under attack and lost contact with his wife Princess Leia Organa on the edge of Wild Space. Later, the New Republic pilots Norra Wexley and Wedge Antilles traveled to the last known coordinates of Han Solo. They were attacked by Commander Valent's Star Destroyer Scythe, but were rescued by New Republic ships led by Commodore Kyrsta Agate, who had received intelligence about Valent from the mysterious Imperial source known as the Operator.^[15]

After the end of the Galactic Civil War, Orrelios took Kallus aboard a EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate to Lira San, where Kallus welcomed as one of them.^[17]

AppearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

• Ultimate Star Wars
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
• Star Wars: Complete Locations
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
• Entertainment Weekly's Ultimate Guide to Rogue One
• Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
• Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
• Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage
• The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
•  Black Spire Outpost in the Databank (backup link)

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